1. Approval of Minutes from Previous MeetingMotion made by Boyd to approve the minutes seconded
by Demaris to approve the January Minutes that had not
been accepted due to a lack of a quorum at the February
Meeting. Motion passed.

2. Guest CommentsDr. Danny Cheatham reported for Dr. Lee. He indicated
that the legislative session was looking good for level
funding but there would more than likely not be money for
raises. Cheatham reported that there was money budgeted
for Vet School improvements.

Dr. Lee asked Dr. Cheatham to report that he was working
with the Chair of the Holland Senate and with the Provost
to clarify the definition of faculty. He also addressed
our concern related to the Health Insurance Key Physician
program and the low number in some areas of the state.
The problem was being reviewed and specific questions could
be referred to Teresa Hanna.

3. Chair ReportThe chair reported that there had not been a DEPAC
meeting in February. Faculty need to put the Ag Summit
III on their calendars for June 6 and 7, 2000 at the Jackson
Hilton.

4. Vice Chair Report-Vice ChairEvan Debeker attended the March Division Council Meeting
and that the major items on the agenda were a presentation
from the Library on off-campus links, The Leadership for
the 21st Century document from the President and the Divisions
response on the progress made of the objectives. The development
of the Coastal Research and Extension branch was discussed.

5. Robert Holland Faculty Senate Report

6. Official Consideration of New RecommendationsIt was reported that the request from Wayne Ebelhar
related to health coverage had been passed by email vote
and referred to the Ancillary Affairs committee.

There was discussion concerning how items of business
are brought forward in the senate and faculty's unwillingness
to have their name associated with such questions.

Motion was made by Boyd seconded by Snipes to have the
Bylaws committee review the process for bringing items
to the senate, frequency of meeting, using email to conduct
business and to review for other updating that might be
needed after three years of functioning. Motion Passed.

7. Standing Committee Reports

8. Unfinished Business

9. New Business
Under discussion the chair was asked to remind Deans and
Directors at Division Council that they were welcome
to attend meetings and address the senate.

Under new business the chair distributed a list of those
individuals that had terms that expired in 2000 and indicated
that she would contact department heads concerning election
of new or continuing members.

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